Clinical Presentation:

Intracranial hypertension:

Most Common Symptom: headache Can be the only symptom and precede others by weeks or days Location does not correlate with that of thrombosis Variable in onset Papilledema, N/V, visual symptoms may or may not be present Intracranial hypertension

Treatment:

Treatment Central Venous Thrombosis Recanalization of occluded veins Prevent the propagation of the thrombus Treat the underlying thrombophilia Stop offending drugs such as oral hormones AHA, ACCP, EFNS all support anticoagulation with LMWH or Unfractionated Heparin In severe cases, can also try mechanical thrombolysis or intra-sinus delivery of rtPA or urokinase using a catheter